Pacaso, a company specializing in the co-ownership of second homes by multiple parties, sued the City of St. Helena last week amid a dispute over whether the arrangement amounts to
The battle between Mayor Geoff Ellsworth and Upper Valley Disposal Service escalated this week, with the companyâs chief operating officer calling on him to resign.
Rob Anglin, an attorney for UVDS, told the city on Monday that Ellsworth solicited the waste management firm Recology to provide service to the City of St. Helena.
UVDS and Clover Flat Landfill have exclusive long-term franchise agreements with the Upper Valley Waste Management Agency (UVWMA) to provide waste management services in St. Helena, Calistoga, Yountville, and the unincorporated Upvalley.
Christy Pestoni, chief operating officer for UVDS and Clover Flat and a St. Helena resident, called on Ellsworth to resign âfor the sake of our town. She accused him of putting his advocacy against her companies ahead of pressing city issues like water.